Wednesday, 23 March 2016

Title sequence, analysis of Skyfall: In a title sequence there is an accepted order of titles come first and how the order changes, these sometimes change but there is a traditional order. Firstly the studio logo must come first, they made the film, they clearly want to show that and for the bigger companies that are credited with a lot of success it is a stamp of approval as the audience see certain logos and are filled with confidence because they are a household name.
In the case of the James Bond franchise it has always remained an iconic opening credits for its unique song in each film and varying background to the titles. It also remains very classic in terms of order. After the logo it is always the studio presents as they make it certain tat the audience knows that it is their film and they have its rights. Following this the starring title always comes up. This is the actor that catches the eye and is often a household name, they often create a buzz in the audience about and around the film and then come other major actors or people in major roles, who again can create some sort of buzz to the audience.
Then there is the title, in the context of 'Bond' it will usually have the star 'as James Bond...in...' and the titles purpose if anything is to just confirm the film and to some people at this point it hits them that the film is now in full flow.
Then after these major parts of the sequence it adds the more minor, behind the scenes roles: camera person is followed by the editor then composer, all are very important in the film process and deserve credit but to the majority of the audience they don't know who they are and won't be to bothered with them.
Then it goes back to more major people who have been more frequently heard of, the screenwriter is first and must take credit because in a lot of cases the text/script can make or break a film so this role is considered key. Next is the producer as they had a lot to do with the making and production of the film, in many cases helping a lot of the production team and director, they have an active role in its making.
Finally the director is last as it is considered their masterpiece, visually it is us watching their image of what they thought the film should look like and how the characters should be seen so it is always fitting their position I at the end because in a way it is their film.

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